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  • DC: Two occupation troops wounded in “targeted” shooting

    Source: Reuters

    “Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in an attack in Washington, D.C., Wednesday afternoon, officials said. FBI Director Kash Patel said the two Guardsmen were in critical condition. Earlier, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the troops had died but then walked back his statement, citing ‘conflicting reports.’ The Metropolitan Police Department said the crime scene was secured and a suspect is in custody. Police said the suspect was wounded and was taken to a hospital. … Law enforcement officials described it as an ambush-style attack and said 10 to 15 shots were fired.” (11/26/25)

    https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/washington-dc-shooting-national-guard/

  • Top French court upholds former president Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing

    Source: France 24 [French state media]

    “The Cour de Cassation, France’s highest court, upheld on Wednesday former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing, in his latest legal headache after recently being jailed for nearly a month in another case. Sarkozy, 70, had appealed against the 2024 conviction for illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid, in which he had been handed a one-year prison sentence. Six months of that sentence were suspended and could be served through alternative means such as wearing an electronic bracelet without going to jail. Sarkozy, a one-term president from 2007-2012, has faced a series of legal challenges since leaving office and was sent to jail last month in a separate case related to an earlier election campaign.” (11/26/25)

    https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251126-french-ex-president-sarkozy-risks-second-final-conviction


  • Giving Thanks for Our Blessings Means Saying “No Thanks” to Police State Tyranny

    Source: CounterPunch
    by John W Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead

    “The contrast between George Washington’s first Thanksgiving proclamation and the state of the nation today reveals how far we have drifted — and how low we have fallen — since Washington called upon early Americans (a nation of immigrants) to give thanks for a government that protected their safety and happiness, and for a Constitution designed to safeguard civil and religious liberty. But how do you give thanks for freedoms that are constantly being eroded? How do you express gratitude for one’s safety when the perils posed by the American police state grow more treacherous by the day? How do you come together as a nation in thanksgiving when the powers-that-be continue to polarize and divide us into warring factions?” (11/26/25)

    https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/26/giving-thanks-for-our-blessings-means-saying-no-thanks-to-police-state-tyranny/

  • Reject the Rage-Bait This Thanksgiving

    Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
    by Karl Dickey

    “We should be able to have conversations about politics (which, BTW, is force), while understanding we are having a voluntary dinner together with family and/or friends. Tomorrow, the family or friend sitting across from you may have voted for the ‘wrong’ candidate, but likely agrees with you that violence is bad, that kindness is good, and that they just want to be left alone to flourish.” (11/26/25)

    https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/reject-the-rage-bait-this-thanksgiving

  • How ICE Is Watching Your Thanksgiving Drive

    Source: Reason
    by Matthew Petti

    “Do you have a long drive home after your family feast this week? The feds might be watching you. Recent reporting from the Associated Press and 404 Media reveals just how thorough federal surveillance of the highways has gotten, especially from immigration authorities. … remember, if you’re traveling by car for the holidays, you may be driving under the watchful eye of Uncle Sam. Just hope that he doesn’t find your travel plans suspicious.” (11/26/25)

    https://reason.com/2025/11/26/how-ice-is-watching-your-thanksgiving-drive/